Ohio State's investment portfolio earned a +14.5 percent return for fiscal 2017, placing it among the top quartile of university endowments for the year.

The market value of the Long-Term Investment Pool was $4.25 billion as of the June 30 end of the fiscal year. Since then, Ohio State has invested $819 million in proceeds from the Comprehensive Energy Management Project in the LTIP, bringing the market value to more than $5.15 billion as of Oct. 2.

Ohio State's investment team outperformed the benchmark for each major asset class in fiscal 2017, surpassing the portfolio benchmark...